July, 2008

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common sense

Tony Beshara

one of our candidates “rewrote” her resume…left off a three month short gig at a company 2 years ago…she has had too many jobs and figured it would be better to do that. well, she forgot to “update” her resume on linkedin…so, one of our clients got it…went to linkedin to see what he could find out about her…found the “old” resume and decided not to pursue her. lesson: keep your resumes consistent…don’t shoot yourself i

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

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Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week. I wish I was able to attend, but am glad that many of my clients have the opportunity to go.

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Staffing Like Real Estate Is About Location, Location and Location

Staffing Talk

My favorite job is watching clients use our products - nothing drives innovation faster than real-time observation of users in action. This last week I had a chance to see our revolution direct hire product, Tempworks Enterprise, in Houston. The biggest revelation to me was how important location has become to the staffing process. Listen to my Utterz broadcast on what I found: Mobile post sent by greggdourgarian using Utterz.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week. I wish I was able to attend, but am glad that many of my clients have the opportunity to go.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week. I wish I was able to attend, but am glad that many of my clients have the opportunity to go.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week. I wish I was able to attend, but am glad that many of my clients have the opportunity to go.

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Beware of Those That Say "We Are Not a Staffing Agency"

Staffing Talk

I will not modify this statement: staffing agencies connect workers with jobs, and anyone that connects workers with jobs is in a staffing agency. I don't care if you are an executive headhunter, a government workforce center, an escort agency, a baseball scout, a pimp, a temp nursing company, a job board, an in-house temp pool manager or a candidate oriented social network - you are part of a staffing agency.

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If You're Young and French, Temping Opens Doors

Staffing Talk

Manpower, Adecco and others make most of their money in countries like France where employment law creates a huge market disequilibrium that requires intermediaries to help resolve. You have both a huge pool of under employed or unemployed people and huge demand for resources - both at the same time.

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Illegal Temps Upset French Labor Unions

Staffing Talk

Illegal temps upset the French trade unions, and those trade unions want to upset the French staffing industry. My take is this is a risky time for temp agencies including the global players like Manpower, Vedior and Adecco that make a lot of their money in France. The push is to 'upset the staffing market cart'.eliminating the middle man. Sarkozy, Napoleonic man of action that he is, might buy into this.

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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Microsoft, the Search Engine Underdog, Fights Back: Recruiters Take Note

Staffing Talk

Microsoft's purchase of semantic search startup Powerset evens the scales with Google, and that's good news for everyone tired of the high advertising prices of evil, monopolistic Google. It's especially good news for recruiters who have been forced to play a game of keywordese with candidates since the advent of searchable resume databases. Let's compare the two search strategies: keywordese and natural language.

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Temp Firms Under Fire in Canada

Staffing Talk

"Temporary workers say they don't have a real employer. When something goes wrong – wages aren't paid, work hours suddenly get cut, labour laws are ignored – they ricochet between the agency that hired them and the client company.

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John Penny Discusses Workforce Management

Staffing Talk

John has long been a fixture in the workforce management space. He's also the COO of Penmac in Springfield, MO, one of the nation's largest independent staffing firms.

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Bratwurst But No Beer at Tempworks 4th of July Office Party

Staffing Talk

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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

Speaker: Jen Kirkwood - Partner, Responsible HR & AI at IBM and World Economic Forum Executive Fellow

The promise of AI for today’s organizations is real, yet in a frenzied state of experimentation, many stumble to get to a full-scale enterprise. As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.